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2023

Wei Zhu^#, Ying Cheng*, Shuo Tong, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis of Functionalized ABAC- and ABCD-Type Inherently Chiral Heteracalix[4]aromatics. Org. Lett., 2023, 25, 5105.

Qi-Yun Feng^#, Shuo Tong*, Sergey Z. Vatsadze, Mei-Xiang Wang. C₁-symmetric aza-crown ethers as chiral shift agents for amines and amino acid derivatives. Tetrahedron, 2023, 131, 133207.

Jia-Hui Chen^#, Zhi-Yu Jiang, Hai Xiao*, Shuo Tong*, Tan-Hao Shi, Jieping Zhu, and Mei-Xiang Wang. Highly Strained Oxygen-Doped Chiral Molecular Belts of the Zigzag-Type with Strong Circularly Polarized Luminescence. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202301782 (1 of 6).

Yu-Qi Mao^#, Yang Zhang, Shuo Tong*, Jieping Zhu, and Mei-Xiang Wang*. Asymmetric Synthesis of Enantioenriched Zigzag-Type Molecular Belts by Kinetic Resolution and Subsequent Transformations. Org. Lett., 2023, 25, 3936−3940.

Shen-Yi Guo^#, Zhuo-Ang Zhang, Shuo Tong*, Qing-Hui Guo, Ruimao Hua, and Mei-Xiang Wang*. Tetrahomo corona[4]arene-based spirophanes: synthesis, structure, and properties. Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 8393–8400.

Yi Peng^#, Shuo Tong*, Yang Zhang, and Mei-Xiang Wang*.Functionalized Hydrocarbon Belts: Synthesis, Structure and Properties Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202302646(1 of 6).

Shen-Yi Guo^#, Shuo Tong, Qing-Hui Guo, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Construction of methylene-bridged electron-deficient corona[n]arenes and selective fluoride recognition through anion–π interactions. Org. Chem. Front. 2023, 10, 1405-1411.

Fei Wang^#, Qian Zhang, Shuo Tong*, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Arene C–H bond trifluoromethylation reactions involving different high valent arylcopper intermediates. Sci. Sin. Chim. 2023, 53, 522-528.

Qi-Yun Feng^#, Shuo Tong*, Sergey Z. Vatsadze, Mei-Xiang Wang. C1-symmetric aza-crown ethers as chiral shift agents for amines and amino acid derivatives. Tetrahedron 2023, 131, 133207.

Xin Zhang^#, Shuo Tong*, Jieping Zhu, Mei-Xiang Wang. Inherently chiral calixarenes by a catalytic enantioselective desymmetrizing cross-dehydrogenative coupling. Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 827-832.

Ming Xie^#, Shuo Tong, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Construction and Functionalization of Highly Strained N-Doped Zigzag Hydrocarbon Belts. CCS Chem. 2023, 5, 117-123.

2022

Qian Zhang^#, Shuo Tong, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Unraveling the Chemistry of High Valent Arylcopper Compounds and Their Roles in Copper-Catalyzed Arene C−H Bond Transformations Using Synthetic Macrocycles. Acc. Chem. Res. 2022, 55, 2796-2810.

Qi-Yun Feng^#, Yu-Qi Mao, Mei-Xiang Wang, Shuo Tong*. Chiral Crown Ethers Accessed from Catalytic Enantioselective Desymmetrization Reactions. Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 7107-7112.

2021

Qing-Hui Guo^#, Yunyan Qiu, Mei-Xiang Wang*, J. Fraser Stoddart*. Aromatic hydrocarbon belts. Nat. Chem. 2021, 13, 402-419.

Ming Xie^#, Shuo Tong, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis and Reactions of C-4-Symmetric 1,3,5,7(1,3)-Tetrabenzenacyclooctaphane Tetraazide and Tetraamine Derivatives: Toward the Synthesis of Nitrogen-Embedded Zigzag Hydrocarbon Belts. Org. Lett. 2021, 12, 1835-1839.

Shuo Tong*, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Domino Reactions of Tertiary Enamides in Organic Synthesis. Synlett. 2021, 32, A-I.

Dong-Dong Liang^#, Shen-Yi Guo, Shuo Tong*, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Polyfunctionalized biaryls accessed by a one-pot nucleophilic aromatic substitution and sigmatropic rearrangement reaction cascade under mild conditions. Tetrahedron 2021, 83, 131966.

Xin-Ming Xu*^#, Ming Xie, Jiazhu Li, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Catalytic enantioselective synthesis of indolizino[8,7-b]indole alkaloid derivatives based on the tandem reaction of tertiary enamides. Org. Chem. Front. 2021, 8, 721-726.

2020

Mei-Ling Tan^#, Qing-Hui Guo^#, Xue-Yuan Wang, Tan-Hao Shi, Qian Zhang, Sheng-Kai Hou, Shuo Tong, Jingsong You, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Oxygen and nitrogen-embedded zigzag hydrocarbon belts. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 23649-23658. (Co-first authors)

Li Zhen^#, Shuo Tong*, Jieping Zhu, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Construction of the erythrinane core skeleton via asymmetric catalytic cascade reaction of tertiary enamides. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 13211-13219.

Sheng-Yi Zhuang^#, Ying Cheng*, Qian Zhang, Shuo Tong, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis of i-corona[6]arenes for selective anion binding: interdependent and synergistic anion-π and hydrogen bond interactions. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 23716-23723.

Mei-Ling Tan^#, Shuo Tong*, Sheng-Kai Hou, Jingsong You, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Copper-catalyzed N,N-diarylation of amides for the construction of 9,10-dihydroacridine structure and applications in the the synthesis of diverse nitrogen-embedded polyacenes. Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 5417-5422.

De-Xian Wang*, Mei-Xiang Wang* (2020). Exploring anion-π interactions and their applications in supramolecular chemistry. Acc. Chem. Res. 2020, 53, 1364-1380.

Yang Zhang^#, Shuo Tong, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis and structure of functionalized zigzag hydrocarbon belts. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 18151-18155.

Shuo Tong*^#, Jiang-Tao Li, Dong-Dong Liang, Yan-E Zhang, Qi-Yun Feng, Xin Zhang, Jieping Zhu, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Catalytic enantioselective synthesis and switchable chiroptical property of inherently chiral macrocycles. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 14432-14436.

Mei-Ling Tan^#, Shuo Tong*, Sheng-Kai Hou, Jingsong You, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Copper-catalyzed N,N-diarylation of amides for the construction of 9,10-dihydroacridine structure and applications in the the synthesis of diverse nitrogen-embedded polyacenes. Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 5417-5422.

Tan-Hao Shi^#, Shuo Tong, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Construction of hydrocarbon nanobelts. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 7700-7705.

Tan-Hao Shi^#, Qing-Hui Guo^#, Shuo Tong, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Toward the synthesis of a highly strained hydrocarbon belt. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 4576-4580. (Co-first authors)

Shen-Yi Guo^#, Qing-Hui Guo, Shuo Tong, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis of electron-deficient corona[5]arenes and their selective complexation with dihydrogen phosphate: cooperative effects of anion-π interactions. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 8078-8083.

Meng-Di Gu^#, Yao Lu, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis of butadiynyl-strapped corona[6]arenes and their selective anion binding properties. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 2312-2320.

Qian Zhang^#, Yan-E Zhang, Shuo Tong, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Hydrocarbon belts with truncated cone structures. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 1196-1199.

Qi-Yun Feng^#, Jieping Zhu*, Mei-Xiang Wang*, Shuo Tong*. Organocatalytic double Ugi reaction with statistical amplification of product enantiopurity: a linker cleavage approach to acess enantiopure Ugi products. Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 483-487.

Li Zhen^#, Shuo Tong*, Jieping Zhu, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Fused N-heterocycles with contiguous stereogenic centers accessed by an asymmetric catalytic cascade reaction of tertiary enamides. Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 401-405.

2019

Qian Zhang^#, Ting Wang^#, Xinhao Zhang*, Shuo Tong, Yun-Dong Wu, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Radical reactivity, catalysis, and reaction mechanism of arylcopper(II) compounds: the missing link in organocopper chemistry. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 18341-18348. (Co-first authors)

Meng-Di Gu^#, Yao Lu, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis and anion binding properties of phthalimide-containing corona[6]arenes. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1976-1983.

En-Xuan Zhang^#, De-Xian Wang*, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Hydroxy-substituted azacalix[4]pyridines: synthesis, structure, and construction of functional architectures. Front. Chem. 2019, 7, 553.

Hui-Juan Hu^#, Peng Chen, Yu-Fei Ao*, Qi-Qiang Wang, De-Xian Wang, Mei-Xiang Wang. Highly efficient biocatalytic desymmetrization of meso carbocyclic 1,3-dicarboxamides: a versatile route to enantiopure 1,3-disubstituted cyclohexanes and cyclopetanes. Org. Chem. Front. 2019, 6, 808-812.

Wenju Zhu^#, Shuo Tong*, Jieping Zhu, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Intramolecular arylation of tertiary enamides through Pd(OAc)₂-catalyzed dehydrogenative cross-coupling reaction: construction of fused N-heterocyclic scaffolds and synthesis of isoindolobenzepine alkaloids”. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 2870-2878.

Shuo Tong*, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Catalytic enantioselective synthesis of 4-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridine derivatives from intramolecular nucleophilic addition reaction of tertiary enamides. Synlett 2019, 30, 483-487.

2018

Yu-Fei Ao*, Li-Bin Zhang, Qi-Qiang Wang, De-Xian Wang, Mei-Xiang Wang. Biocatalytic desymmetrization of prochiral 3-aryl and 3-arylmethyl glutaramides: different remote substituent effect on catalytic efficiency and enantioselectivity. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2018, 360, 4594-4603.

Xin-Ming Xu^#, Chuan-Hu Lei^#, Shuo Tong*, Jieping Zhu and Mei-Xiang Wang*. Lewis acid catalyst-steered divergent synthesis of functionalized vicinal amino alcohols and pyrroles from tertiary enamides. Org. Chem. Front. 2018, 5, 3138-3142. (Co-first authors)

Shuo Tong^#, Qian Wang, Mei-Xiang Wang, Jieping Zhu*. Chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed enantioselective three-component Mannich reaction of acyclic ketones, aldehydes and anilines. Tetrahedron 2018, 74, 5143-5149.

Mei-Xiang Wang*. Coronarenes: recent advances and perspectives on macrocyclic and supramolecular chemistry. Sci. China Chem. 2018, 61, 993-1003.

Yao Lu^#, Dong-Dong Liang^#, Zhan-Da Fu, Qing-Hui Guo and Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis of O6-corona[3]arene[3]pyridazines and their molecular recognition property in organic and aqueous media. Chinese J. Chem. 2018, 36, 630-634. (Co-first authors)

Han-Bin Liu^#, Qian Zhang, and Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis, structure and anion binding property of electron deficient tetrahomocorona[4]arenes: shape selectivity in anion-π interactions. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 6536-6540.

Mei-Xiang Wang.* Macrocyclic and supramolecular chemistry: from heteracalixaromatics to coronarenes - in memory of Professor Zhi-Tang Huang. 化学进展 (Progress in Chemistry) 2018, 30, 463-475.

Qian Wang^#, De-Xian Wang, Mei-Xiang Wang*, Jieping Zhu*. Still unconquered: enantioselective Passerini and Ugi multicomponent reactions. Acc. Chem. Res. 2018, 51, 1290-1300.

Qian Zhang^#, Yang Liu^#, Ting Wang^#, Xinhao Zhang*, Chao Long, Yun-Dong Wu, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Mechanistic study on Cu(II)-catalyzed oxidative cross-coupling reaction between arenes and boronic acids under aerobic conditions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 5579-5587. (Co-first authors)

Dong-Dong Liang^# and Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis and structure of functionalized homo heteracalix[2]arene[2]triazines: effect of all heteroatom bridges on macrocyclic conformation. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 3316-3324.

Meng-Yao Zhao^#, Qing-Hui Guo, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Understanding the driving force for the molecular recognition of S₆-corona[3]arene[3]pyridazine toward organic ammonium cations. Org. Chem. Front. 2018, 5, 760-764.

Meng-Yao Zhao^#, De-Xian Wang*, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis, structure and property of corona[6]arenes and their assembly with anions in the crystalline state. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 1502-1509.

Wen-Sheng Ren^#, Mei-Xiang Wang.* Synthesis of oxygen bridged corona[n]arene[n]pyrazines and their fullerene binding property. Supramol. Chem. 2018, 30, 583-588.

2017

Shuo Tong^#, Aurore Limouni, Qian Wang, Mei-Xiang Wang, Jieping Zhu*. Catalytic enantioselective double carbopalladation/C-H functionalization with statistical amplification of product enantiopurity: a convertible linker approach. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 14192-14196.

Jiang-Tao Li^#, Yu-Fei Ao, Qi-Qiang Wang, De-Xian Wang*, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis and structure of N-methylated azacalix[4]pyridines and azacalix[1]arene[3]pyridines. Tetrahedron Lett. 2017, 58, 3708-3711.

Dong-Dong Liang^#, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis and conformational structure of hydrazo-bridged homo calix[2]pyridine[2]triazines. Org. Chem. Front. 2017, 4, 1425-1429.

Shuo Tong^#, Cyril Piemontesi^#, Qian Wang, Mei-Xiang Wang, Jieping Zhu*. Silver-catalyzed three-component 1,1-aminoacylation of homopropargylamines: α-additions for both terminal alkynes and isocyanide. Angew Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 7958-7962. (Co-first authors)

Lingda Zeng^#, Qing-Hui Guo, Yuanning Feng, Jiang-Fei Xu, Zhibo Li, Mei-Xiang Wang, Xi Zhang*. Host-guest interaction between corona[n]arene and bisquaternary ammonium derivatives for fabricating supra-amphiphile. Langmuir 2017, 33, 5829-5834.

Zhi-Chen Wu^#, Qing-Hui Guo, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Corona[5]arenes accessed by a macrocycle-to-macrocycle transformation route and a one-pot Three-component reaction. Angew Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 7151-7155.

Shuo Tong^#, Shun Zhao, Qing He, Qian Wang, Mei-Xiang Wang, Jieping Zhu*. Fluorophores for excited-state intramolecular proton transfer by an yttrium triflate catalyzed reaction of isocyanides with thiocarboxylic acids. Angew Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 6599-6603.

Yao Lu^#, Zhan-Da, Fu, Qing-Hui Guo, Mei-Xiang Wang*. O₆-Corona[6]arenes with expanded cavities for specific complexation with C₇₀. Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 1590-1593.

Shi-Xin Fa^#, Xu-Dong Wang, Qi-Qiang Wang, Yu-Fei Ao, De-Xian Wang*, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Multiresponsive vesicles composed of amphiphilic azacalix[4]pyridine derivatives. ACS Appl. Mater. Interf. 2017, 9, 10378-10382.

Qian Zhang^#, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis of hydroxylated azacalix[1]arene[3] pyridines from hydrolysis of high valent arylcopper complexes and conversion to a double azacalix[1]arene[3]pyridine host molecule. Org. Chem. Front. 2017, 4, 283-287.

Qi-Qiang Wang*, Na Luo, Xu-Dong Wang, Yu-Fei Ao, Yi-Fan Chen, Jun-Min Liu*, Cheng-Yong Su, De-Xian Wang, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Molecular barrel by a hooping strategy: synthesis, structure, and selective CO2 adsorption facilitated by lone pair-π interactions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 635-638.

2016

Yang Liu^#, Qian Zhang, Qing-Hui Guo and Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis of functionalized azacalix[1]arene[3]pyridine macrocycles from Cu(II)-mediated direct amination reactions of arene through high valent arylcopper(III) intermediates. J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 10404-10410.

Yang Liu^#, Chao Long, Liang Zhao, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Functionalization of azacalixaromatics by Cu(II)-catalyzed oxidative cross-coupling reaction between arene C-H bond and boronic acids. Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 5078-5081.

Rui-Bin Xu^#, Bao-Yong Hou, De-Xian Wang*, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis and self-assembly of novel oxacalix[2]arene[2]triazine amphiphiles. Sci. China Chem. 2016, 59, 1306-1310.

Sen Li^#, Xu-Dong Wang^#, Qi-Qiang Wang, Yu-Fei Ao, De-Xian Wang*, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Oxacalix[2]arene[2]triazine derivatives with halogen bond donors: synthesis, structure, and halide binding in the solid state. Cryst. Growth Des. 2016, 16, 5460-5465. (Co-first authors)

Wen-Sheng Ren^#, Liang Zhao, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Functionalized O₆-corona[6]arenes: synthesis, structure, and fullerene complexation property. Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 3126-3129.

Shuo Tong^#, Qian Wang, Mei-Xiang Wang, Jieping Zhu*. Switchable [3+2] and [4+2] heteroannulation of primary propargylamines with isonitriles to imidazoles and 1,6-dihydropyrimidines: catalyst loading enabled reaction divergence. Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 8332-8338.

Zhan-Da Fu^#, Qing-Hui Guo^#, Liang Zhao, De-Xian Wang, Mei-Xiang Wang*. [Synthesis and structure of corona6arenes containing mixed bridge units.](https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.orglett.6b01112) Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 2668-2671. (Co-first authors)

Qing-Hui Guo^#, Liang Zhao, Mei-Xiang Wang*. [Synthesis, structure, and molecular recognition of S₆- and (SO₂)₆-corona6arenes: control of macrocyclic conformation and properties by the oxidation state of the bridging heteroatoms.](https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/chem.201600462) Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 6947-6955.

Yun Zhang^#, Yu-Fei Ao, Zhi-Tang Huang, De-Xian Wang*, Mei-Xiang Wang*, Jieping Zhu*. Chiral phosphoric acid Catalyzed asymmetric Ugi reaction by dynamic kinetic resolution of the primary multicomponent adduct. Angew Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 5282-5285.

Xin-Ming Xu^#, Liang Zhao, Jieping Zhu, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Catalytic asymmetric tandem reaction of tertiary enamides: expeditious synthesis of pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline alkaloid derivatives. Angew Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 3799-3803.

Mei-Xiang Wang*. Supramolecular chemistry: defined. Supramol. Chem. 2016, 28, 1-2.

Fei Wang^#, Liang Zhao, Jingsong You and Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis of trifluoromethylthiolated azacalix[1]arene[3]pyridines from the Cu(II)-mediated direct trifluoromethylthiolation reaction of arenes via reactive arylcopper(III) intermediates. Org Chem. Front. 2016, 3, 880-886.

2015

Wenju Zhu^#, Liang Zhao and Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis of 2,3-dihydro-1H-azepine and 1H-azepin-2(3H)-one derivatives from intramolecular condensation between stable tertiary enamides and aldehydes. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 12047-12057.

Chi Yang^#, Wen-Di Wu, Liang Zhao*, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Macrocyclic aryl-nickel(II) complexes: synthesis, structure and reactivity studies. Organometallics 2015, 34, 5167-5174.

Ling He^#, Meng-Di Gu, De-Xian Wang*, Liang Zhao, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Tandem Heck reaction of tertiary enamides: a novel access to trans-2,5-disubstituted-3-pyrroline derivatives. 化学学报 (Acta Chim. Sinica) 2015, 73, 1018-1024.

Wen-Sheng Ren^#, Liang Zhao, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Selective formylation of azacalixpyridine macrocycles and their transformation to molecular semicages. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 9272-9278.

Qing-Hui Guo^#, Liang Zhao, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis and molecular recognition of water-soluble S₆-corona[3]arene[3]pyridazines. Angew Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 8386-8389.

Xing-Yi Zhang^#, Xin-Ming Xu, Liang Zhao, Jingsong You, Jieping Zhu, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis of diverse di- to penta-substituted 1,2-dihydropyridine derivatives from gold(I)-catalyzed intramolecular addition of tertiary enamides to alkynes. Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 3898-3901.

Yunyun Geng^#, Xiaojian Wang, Lou Yang, Haili, Sun, Yongqiang Wang, Yue Zhao, Ruiping She, Mei-Xiang Wang, De-Xian Wang*, Jun Tang*. Antitumor activity of a 5-hydroxy-1H-pyrrol-2-(5H)-one-based synthetic small molecule in vitro and in vivo. Plos One 2015, 10, 10.1371/journal.pone.0128928.

Yi-Xin Fang^#, Yu-Fei Ao, De-Xian Wang*, Liang Zhao, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis, Structure and Transition Metal Ion Complexation Property of Lariat Azacalix[4]pyridines. Tetrahedron 2015, 71, 2105-2112.

Yu-Fei Ao^#, De-Xian Wang, Liang Zhao, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis of quaternary-carbon-containing and functionalized enantiopure pentanecarboxylic acids form biocatalytic desymmetrization of meso-cyclopentane-1,3-dicarboxamides. Chem. Asian J. 2015, 10, 938-947.

Mei-Xiang Wang*. Enantioselective biotransformations of nitriles in organic synthesis. Acc. Chem. Res. 2015, 48, 602-611.

Ling He^#, Han-Bin Liu, Liang Zhao, De-Xian Wang, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Lewis acid-catalyzed reaction between tertiary enamides and imines of salicylaldehydes: expedient synthesis of novel 4-chromanamine derivatives. Tetrahedron, 2015, 71, 523-531.

Shuo Tong^#, Qian Wang, Mei-Xiang Wang, Jieping Zhu*. Tuning the reactivity of isocyano group: synthesis of imidazoles and imidazoliums from propargylamines and isonitriles in the presence of multiple catalysts. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 1293-1297.

Mei-Xiang Wang*. Exploring tertiary enamides as versatile synthons in organic synthesis. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 6039-6049.

Shi-Xin Fa^#, Xiao-Fang Chen, Shuang Yang, De-Xian Wang, Liang Zhao, Er-Qiang Chen*, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Liquid crystalline macrocyclic azacalix[4]pyridine and its complexes with the zinc ion: conformational change from the saddle to flattened shape. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 5112-5115.

Jieping Zhu, Qian Wang, Mei-Xiang Wang. Multicomponent reactions in organic synthesis preface. Multicomponent Reactions in Organic Synthesis. 2015, XVII-XVII.

2014

Muhammad Moazzam Naseer^#, De-Xian Wang, Liang Zhao, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Construction and multiple exterior surface functionalization of giant molecular cages. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 7895-7905.

Qing-Hui Guo^#, Zhan-Da Fu^#, Liang Zhao, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis, structure, and properties of O₆-corona[3]arene[3]tetrazines. Angew Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 13548-13552.

Bo Yao^#, Yang Liu, Liang Zhao, De-Xian Wang, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Designing a Cu(II)-ArCu(II)-ArCu(III)-Cu(I) catalytic cycle: Cu(II)-catalyzed oxidative arene C-H bond azidation with air as an oxidant under ambient aonditions. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 11139-11145.

Ling He^#, Liang Zhao, De-Xian Wang, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Catalytic asymmetric difunctionalization of stable tertiary enamides with salicylaldehydes: highly efficient, enantioselective, and diastereoselective synthesis of diverse 4-chromanol derivatives. Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 5972-5975.

Li-Xia Wang^#, De-Xian Wang*, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis and structure of azacalix[2]pyrimidine[2]triazines and their self-assembly in the solid state. Chinese J. Chem. 2014, 32, 1033-1038.

Yu-Fei Ao^#, Dong-Hui Leng, De-Xian Wang, Liang Zhao, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Efficient synthesis of highly enantiopure β-lactam derivatives from biocatalytic transformations of amides and nitriles. Tetrahedron 2014, 70, 4309-4316.

Xu-Dong Wang^#, De-Xian Wang*, Zhi-Tang Huang, Mei-Xiang Wang*. One-pot synthesis of oxygen and nitrogen-bridged calix[2]arene[2]triazines. Supramol. Chem. 2014, 26, 601-606.

Jiang-Tao Li^#, De-Xian Wang, Liang Zhao, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis of functionalized azacalix[3]aromatics from azacalix[4]pyrimidine: unexpected macrocyclic transannular reactions. Tetrahedron Lett. 2014, 55, 3259-3262.

Hu Zhang^#, Bo Yao^#, Liang Zhao, De-Xian Wang, Bo-Xing Xu, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Direct synthesis of high-valent aryl-Cu(II) and aryl-Cu(III) compounds: mechanistic insight into arene C-H bond metalation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 6326-6332. (Co-first authors)

Shi-Xin Fa^#, Li-Xia Wang, De-Xian Wang, Liang Zhao, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis, structure, and fullerene-complexing property of azacalix[6]aromatics. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 3559-3571.

Yu-Fei Ao^#, De-Xian Wang, Liang Zhao, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Biotransformations of racemic 2,3-allenenitriles in biphasic systems: synthesis and transformations of enantioenriched axially chiral 2,3-allenoic acids and their derivatives. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 3103-3110.

Jiang-Tao Li^#, Li-Xia Wang, De-Xian Wang, Liang Zhao, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis, resolution, structure, and racemization of inherently chiral 1,3-alternate azacalix[4]pyrimidines: quantification of conformation mobility. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 2178-2188.

Chao Long^#, Liang Zhao, Jing-Song You, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Copper(I)-catalyzed halogenation and acyloxylation of aryl triflates through a copper(I)/copper(III) catalytic cycle. Organometallics 2014, 33, 1061-1067.

Chuan-Hu Lei^#, Liang Zhao, De-Xian Wang, Jieping Zhu, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Functionalized imidazolimiums from the three-component domino reaction of N-formylmethylcarboxamides with amines and isocyanides. Org. Chem. Front. 2014, 1, 909-913.

2013

Chuan-Hu Lei^#, De-Xian Wang, Liang Zhao, Jieping Zhu, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis of multifunctionalized 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridines, 2,3-dihydropyridin-4(1H)-ones, and pyridines from tandem reactions initiated by [5+1] cycloaddition of N-formylmethyl-substituted enamides to isocyanides: mechanistic insight and synthetic application. Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 16981-16987.

Yann Odabachian^#, Shou Tong, Qian Wang, Mei-Xiang Wang*, Jieping Zhu*. Zinc bromide promoted coupling of isonitriles with carboxylic acids to form 2,4,5-trisubstituted oxazoles. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 10878-10822.

Chi Yang^#, Yin Chen, De-Xian Wang*, Liang Zhao, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis of electron-deficient oxacalix[2]arene[2]triazines and their isomeric analogs from a one-pot reaction of perfluorinated dihydroxybenzenes with dichlorotriazines. Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 4414-4417.

Hu Zhang^#, Liang Zhao, De-Xian Wang, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Cu(OTf)₂-catalyzed selective arene C-H bond hydroxylation and nitration with KNO₂ as an ambident O- and N-nucleophile via a Cu(ll)-Cu(III)-Cu(I) mechanism. Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 3836-3839.

Jin-Cheng Wu^#, Liang Zhao*, De-Xian Wang, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis, structure and coordination self-assembly of azacalix[4-n]pyridine[n]pyrazines (n=1-3). Chinese J. Chem. 2013, 31, 589-597.

Chuan-Hu Lei^#, De-Xian Wang, Liang Zhao, Jieping Zhu, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis of substituted pyridines from cascade [1+5] cycloaddition of isonitriles to N-formylmethyl-substituted enamides, aerobic oxidative aromatization, and acyl transfer reaction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 4708-4711.

De-Xian Wang*, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Anion-π interactions: generality, binding strength and structure. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 892-897.

2012

Shuai Pan^#, De-Xian Wang, Liang Zhao, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis and functionalization of inherently chiral tetraoxacalix[2]arene[2]pyridines. Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 6254-6257.

Sen Li^#, De-Xian Wang*, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Oligo-m-aniline foldamers. Tetrahedron Lett. 2012, 53, 6426-6429.

Shuai Pan^#, De-Xian Wang, Liang Zhao, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis and conformational structures of functionalized tetraoxacalix[2]arene[2]triazines. Tetrahedron, 2012, 68, 9464-9477.

Yi-Xin Fang^#, Liang Zhao*, De-Xian Wang, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis, structure and metal binding property of internally 1,3-arylene-bridged azacalix[6]aromatics. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 10073-10082.

Sen Li^#, De-Xian Wang*, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Rational design of a functionalized oxacalix[2]arene[2]triazine host for selective recognition of H₂PO₄- by cooperative anion-π and hydrogen bond interactions. Tetrahedron Lett. 2012, 53, 6226-6229.

Shuo Tong^#, Xu Yang, De-Xian Wang, Liang Zhao, Jieping Zhu, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis of 4-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridine derivatives by intramolecular nucleophilic addition of tertiary enamides to in-situ generated imines. Tetrahedron, 2012, 68, 6492-6497.

Li-Bin Zhang^#, De-Xian Wang, Liang Zhao, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Synthesis and application of enantioenriched functionalized α-tetrasubstituted α-amino acids from biocatalytic desymmetrization of prochiral α-aminomalonamides. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 5584-5591.

Peng Chen^#, Ming Gao, De-Xian Wang, Liang Zhao, Mei-Xiang Wang*. Enantioselective biotransformations of racemic and meso pyrrolidine-2,5-dicarboxamides and their application in organic synthesis. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 4063-4072.